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• LaosSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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• Christmas• New Year
• Easter
• Other holidays
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Overview of Laos
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Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west.
Area
Total 236,800 km2 (83rd)
Water (%) 2
Population
2009 estimate 6.8 million (101st)
Density 26.7/km2 (177th)
69.1/sq mi
Currency: Kip (LAK)
Time zone
(UTC+7)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .la
Calling code: 856
Officially name: The Lao People's Democratic Republic
Capital: Vientiane
Largest city: Vientiane
Official language: Lao
Government: Socialist republic, Communist single-party state
Capital: Vientiane
Largest city: Vientiane
Official language: Lao
Government: Socialist republic, Communist single-party state
Laos is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and People's Republic of China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west.
Area
Total 236,800 km2 (83rd)
Water (%) 2
Population
2009 estimate 6.8 million (101st)
Density 26.7/km2 (177th)
69.1/sq mi
Currency: Kip (LAK)
Time zone
(UTC+7)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .la
Calling code: 856
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